The Touchstone of Fortune; Being the Memoir of Baron Clyde, Who Lived, Thrived, and Fell in the Doleful Reign of the So-Called Merry Monarch, Charles II
The Touchstone of Fortune; Being the Memoir of Baron Clyde, Who Lived, Thrived, and Fell in the Doleful Reign of the So-Called Merry Monarch, Charles II
Excerpt from The Touchstone of Fortune: Being the Memoir of Baron Clyde, Who Lived, Thrived, and Fell in the Doleful, Reign of the So-Called Merry, Monarch, Charles II The most remarkable illustration of these truths that has ever come to my knowledge is my friend George Hamil ton, the second son in this generation of the illustrious House of Hamilton, Count Anthony being its present head. The younger son was penniless save for the crumbs that fell from his elder brother's table, and Count Anthony was one who kept an eye ...
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Excerpt from The Touchstone of Fortune: Being the Memoir of Baron Clyde, Who Lived, Thrived, and Fell in the Doleful, Reign of the So-Called Merry, Monarch, Charles II The most remarkable illustration of these truths that has ever come to my knowledge is my friend George Hamil ton, the second son in this generation of the illustrious House of Hamilton, Count Anthony being its present head. The younger son was penniless save for the crumbs that fell from his elder brother's table, and Count Anthony was one who kept an eye on the crumbs. George, who was of an independent nature, accepted Anthony's grudging help reluctantly. Therefore when Charles II was restored to the English throne in 1660, the younger Hamilton, who had been with the king in exile. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Fair. 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. vii, 299pp; private name label inside front cover, remains of sticker to rear inside cover; maroon boards faded spine, corners dented, gilt title to front and spine, blind-stamping to front board and spine; half a stamped mark inside front board (blue), shelfwear.
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Good. No Jacket. Hardcover. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Minor edge and corner wear; no dj; lightly scuffed and scratched; corners are gently bumped and rubbed; some shelf wear; front hinge is cracked; the number 3916 and a checkmark are in ink on the ffep; overall a nice used copy! Blue cloth with a full-color pastedown and green lettering on the front board with green lettering on the spine as well. Deckle page edges. 299 very clean unmarked and uncreased historical and magical pages! "Goddess Fortune seems to delight in smiling on a man who risks his all, including life, perhaps, on a desperate chance of, say one to one hundred. If her Ladyship frowns and he loses, his friends call him a fool; if he wins, they say he is a lucky devil and are pleased to share his prosperity if he happens to be of a giving disposition. Lucky? No! He has simply minted his courage........."
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